Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Since its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included Charlie Chaplin, Helen Hayes, pop icon Andy Warhol, singer Billie Holiday, and Composer and Conductor Leonard Bernstein.
1. Willie Nelson: Still Is Still Moving
Aired: Oct 2, 2002He's been instrumental in shaping both country and pop music, yet his appeal ...
2. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Aired: Oct 30, 2002For Lon Chaney, the art of acting was the art of continual transformation. Hi...
Aired: Jan 29, 2003 The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory located in New York Ci...
4. Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution
Aired: Mar 19, 2003Follow Alice Waters through a year of shopping and cooking, and discover the ...
5. Joni Mitchell: A Woman of Heart and Mind
Aired: Apr 2, 2003A profile of Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, and how her music evol...
6. Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Aired: Apr 23, 2003Muddy Waters is the archetypal blues-man. He was raised as a sharecropper in ...
7. Robert Capa: In Love and War
Aired: May 28, 2003A documentary about the life of famed war photographer Robert Capa.
8. The Education of Gore Vidal
Aired: Jul 30, 2003A contrarian and wickedly funny man, "The Education of Gore Vidal" explores V...
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Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary, Music, History, Biography
